My family and I have been coming to this Labcorp location for more than six years, and for most of…read morethat time our experiences have been very positive. Unfortunately, my experience with the same front-desk employee on two separate occasions once in December and again today, more than six months apart has been very disappointing. Today, I accompanied my wife for routine lab work. While the front-desk employee was checking us in, I simply asked a polite question to confirm that all five tests ordered by her doctor had been included. The tests had been ordered a couple of months earlier to be completed now, so I wanted to make sure everything was correctly captured. Instead of simply answering the question, his response and demeanor were unnecessarily dismissive and disrespectful. When I asked why he was responding that way to a straightforward question, the interaction escalated. He spoke to me loudly and told me that we were not there for "action and reaction" and accused me of raising my voice, even though I had been speaking normally up to that point. I eventually responded firmly that he also needed to lower his voice and speak courteously. What makes this particularly disappointing is that I had a similar negative interaction with the same employee back in December. At that time, I chose to give him the benefit of the doubt and assumed he may simply have been having a bad day. Experiencing essentially the same type of behavior again more than six months later makes me concerned that this is not an isolated incident. Labcorp has otherwise been a place my family has trusted for years, which is why this experience stands out so much. Front-desk staff are often the first point of contact for patients, and basic courtesy, patience, and respectful communication should be a fundamental part of that role. I hope Labcorp management takes this feedback seriously and looks into the interactions and training of the front-desk staff at this location. It would be unfortunate for the behavior of one employee to undermine what has otherwise been a very good experience with this Labcorp location over many years.

Lab Corp is located inside the medical building of 5860 Owen's Drive . It has a huge parking lot in…read morethe front with a lot of handicapped parking . Cool AC , roomy lobby and public restrooms for the clients . Inside the lane cope office are another smaller waiting area for the pate to who have checked in with the kiosk machine and waiting for their turn . The service is good and efficient. Blood draw area is clean and the medical staffs are very nice and professional. I did most of my blood work here . I used to go to other Labcorp offices on the eat bay and I was disappointed by their non antiseptic techniques. One Indian lady staff touched the garbage can with her glove and use the use glove to draw my blood . I have not returned to that labr corp . This location is completely different. I have been coming here for a few years . Highly recommended,

I can't recommend Dr. Mielke highly enough. I've been her patient for over seven years, and…read morethroughout that time she has consistently provided exceptional care. She is incredibly knowledgeable, thoughtful, and truly takes the time to understand the whole person rather than simply treating symptoms. I have always felt heard, respected, and actively involved in every decision about my care. What truly sets Dr. Mielke apart is her dedication to staying at the forefront of medical research. She is always up to date with the latest scientific findings and evolving approaches to patient care, and she thoughtfully incorporates that knowledge into personalized treatment plans. It gives me tremendous confidence knowing that my care is both evidence-based and tailored to my individual needs. She explains complex medical topics clearly, never rushes appointments, and genuinely cares about helping her patients achieve the best possible health outcomes. The entire team at Optimal Spectrum is also professional, responsive, and welcoming, making every interaction a positive experience. After more than seven years under Dr. Mielke's care, I can confidently say she has exceeded my expectations in every way. If you're looking for a physician who is compassionate, exceptionally skilled, and committed to providing the highest standard of modern, evidence-based care, I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Mielke.

Dr. Mielke, both a conventional and functional physician, has been taking care of me for a decade…read moreand a half, ever since I was diagnosed with a lobular CA tumor so large that a single mastectomy was unavoidable. She expertly put me on a regimen of non-toxic compounds that she adjusts every quarter based upon her indefatigable updating of the advanced science on which she relies. She is both caring and direct. I credit her with much understanding and support and, essentially, keeping me alive while I avoided toxic recommendations from my more traditional team. The complexity of Dr. Mielke's patients means that while she has a killer memory and excellent medical training plus nearly a quarter century of running her clinic, she simply cannot know everything that will ultimately be the key to a particular individual recovery. For those dealing with autism, Lyme and similar tick borne illnesses, for supplemental information that may be really helpful to try, give the recordings from the Autism Health Summit 2025 a hearing (info@autismhealth.com). This will cost you $100 and access to a wonderful, intelligent support group to inspire your journey.

Went in to get drug tested. No one was there, even took a couple minutes to get seen by the front…read moredesk and there was no one else in the waiting room. Was told the boss and drug testing person wasn't in and called out - front desk didn't even know that was happening. Unorganized and unprofessional.

Absolutely unbelievable how inconsiderate they were of my time I scheduled an appointment during…read morebusiness hours. I arrived and was told I needed to reschedule due to the phlebotomist being ill I was understanding and rescheduled for 8:30am the next morning, no employee was there the door was locked, multiple people were waiting outside for appointments and all our time was wasted. After an hour of no call backs and no one showing up I left. Completely unprofessional and a waste of time. I'd never recommend anyone come here. The was they do business is not with you in mind. I never received a call back, apology, or anything.

So my friend needed the QR code to get on an airplane for an international flight. When he took the…read moreCovid test he told them specifically that he had a plane to catch on Monday and he would need the QR code. So on Sunday, I opened up the email and there is no QR code but a letter that says that he is negative. We called and called there is no answer finally the next day which is Monday the day of the flight, they say oh well if you want a QR code you got a pay $129 extra... You have to retake the test and it won't be ready until two days. WTH? So what are you supposed to do? They say, 'you need to reschedule your flight.' What a bunch of inconsiderate ...you fill in the blank. Rushed to the airport and took another test there so that he could get the fight out. Beware if you need to fly out there is an extra charge and they are not too bright when you tell them specifically what you need.

They took an hour to register my father for a blood draw that took 3 min. There was 2 people in the…read morewaiting room the entire time. I think they aren't in a hurry because they know you need the tests. Person at the counter was rude and really just acted like I was imposing on their day. I guess typing in the info was so taxing that they needed to take a break. I guess they care about paperwork more than patients.

Was slightly taken back by the level of sanitation of this facility, as I am a healthcare worker…read moremyself at Stanford Valley Care Hospital. This facility also as a sign that explicitly says 'appointments not needed' on the advertising screen yet we were denied service because we did not have an appointment. As we went in the morning, we didn't mind waiting but was still denied service. There were no patients present at time of arrival. Phlebotomist technician was eating in the back. Would recommend a different, more reliable labcorp or quest on Stoneridge instead!

I've had blood tests many times, but my arm has never been left looking like this; my veins are…read morevery visible, yet the person hurt me--it was painful, and two hours later it was swollen. The service was horrible; I waited an hour, and they only attended to me after I spoke up. It was as if I was being ignored--my name was already on the screen, but they were only seeing people of their own race.

I came around 11am for standby walk-in. I didn't realize it was closed from 11:30-12:30pm for…read morelunch. I was informed they cannot accept me till 12:30pm. There was no available appointment online today. Since I was fasting, I wanted to get my blood test done today. I came back at 12:30pm, there was one person ahead of me for waitlist standby. Alice was nice to squeeze me in. Very efficient and professional. She is one person working alone, very busy. Kuddos to her for trying to squeeze in all the walk-ins. I would come back and see Alice anytime when I need a blood test.

In my opinion, this institution is a huge setback to our area. They seem to be more concerned with…read moretheir own interests than the people they "serve". I have tried for over a month to contact patient relations. I got one call back from "Ashley". I called back leaving messages to call back, but now for over a month, they have seemingly deliberately ignored my requests. I put another call in to the main 3333 number to make a fresh request. The person answering clearly knew who I was and what the situation I was calling about was. I was assured I would be called back, but as of one week I have heard nothing. In general, I hear many people say that the doctors there generally don't really care about their patients, that they are arrogant, and don't communicate well. There is much more that i could say, but i will say that a large majority of the staff, are genuine people from our area, and do their job well, but the medical providers are the main problem that i have noticed and heard complaints about. There are definitely some good doctors, but they apper the exception not the rule. i only have experience with certain providers. Some are great some not at all. I do hear feed back from a number of people i know who feel similarly. One other important observation is that when you rate a Stanford doctor highly, they give you a rating questionnaire AFTER EVERY VISIT. Once you give a bad rating, say because you learned that an "excellent " physician was actually a "fair weather friend" and suddenly wasn't so good at all if things got challenging, then they seem to stop asking for evaluations. You will notice that their physicians public individual ratings are based on internal surveys, and it is difficult to find a way to rate the physician outside of their internal system, thus likely artificially boosting their ratings by limiting the negative ratings...

Outstanding medical staff, but facilities and one unprofessional nurse left room for improvement…read more My wife Nikki and I recently had a 4-day stay at Stanford Tri-Valley to welcome our first child, our daughter Oraya Rose. From the moment we walked in, the staff was incredibly accommodating, starting with Jeanette at the front desk who gave us a warm welcome and a smooth check-in. The Medical & Nursing Team We cannot say enough good things about our doctors. Dr. Veeragandham (our delivering doctor) and Dr. Chandler (who cared for my wife in the days prior) were the most comforting and phenomenal doctors we've ever experienced. You can truly tell they care deeply about their jobs and their patients. Dr. Sanders, who discharged us, was also fantastic; he kindly expedited our release knowing we were exhausted from the small post-labor room and just wanted to head home. Throughout our long stay, we were supported by an army of wonderful nurses who checked in frequently to ensure we had a pleasant stay. We want to thank Kelly, Michelle, Chayenne, Stacia, Suzanne, Elizabeth, Maddie, Tricia, Deanna, Liz, Rachelle, Noelle, and Ranjita. We also want to give a special shoutout to Aaliyah, who was immensely helpful with my wife's labor exercises early on. Our absolute standout was our delivering nurse, Shinika (who we understand is a traveling nurse). She is a tremendous asset to the Stanford team! Her guidance and support were instrumental--she coached my wife so well that she was able to push the baby out in under 35 minutes. Constructive Feedback & Areas for Improvement Unfortunately, we did have a highly negative interaction with another nurse, Jen, who was in the room during delivery. There was palpable tension and attitude from Jen directed at Shinika. Even worse, while my wife was actively pushing, Jen abruptly announced, "The baby's heart rate is dropping." This caught us completely off guard, caused unnecessary panic, and disrupted my wife's focus. Thankfully, Shinika and Dr. Veeragandham immediately reassured us that everything was fine, and even the other staff in the room looked at Jen in confusion regarding what she was doing. We brought this up to the Assistant Nurse Manager, Joseph, but I am reiterating it here so Jen can be properly trained. If there is an urgent matter, it needs to be communicated professionally with the doctor, not blurted out to terrify a mother actively pushing out a baby. Facilities & Amenities The rooms were okay, but felt outdated and small compared to LPCH. Additionally, we were promised a celebratory meal once the baby was born, but we never received it. We were really looking forward to that after such a long and grueling hospital stay. Another suggestion for the hospital would be to add a community kitchen or hydration station for families. We felt terrible repeatedly asking the busy nurses for water and snacks. We didn't want to treat the medical staff like room service knowing they have far more important duties, so it got to the point where I just left the hospital to buy supplies at a store. Overall, the incredible medical care and nursing support made our experience a positive one despite the hiccups. Thank you to Dr. Veeragandham, Shinika, and the rest of the amazing team for bringing our daughter safely into the world! In the future, however, we will likely aim for a delivery at LPCH for a more modern feel and comfortable space within the same network.

I took my son for a quick checkup. All went well. Didn't wait too long. We had an appointment…read more The pediatric urgent care is moving to Pleasanton for those that may not know. I took a photo of the sign, you can see that sign for the address.

A Bureaucratic, Inaccessible System That Wastes Patients' Time…read more Many Sutter Health specialists are housed at this facility. I cannot understand what benefit these doctors see in making themselves so inaccessible to patients, including those with excellent insurance and the ability to pay for care. There are serious problems with this system, yet upper management appears either unaware of them or unconcerned. The fact that a healthcare organization can create this many barriers for patients and remain highly profitable is deeply disturbing for those of us who have busy lives and still got to work to make a decent living. It represents much of what is wrong with healthcare administration in California. Here's the story: We simply wanted to schedule an appointment with one of their speciality departments. The ordeal consumed approximately 35 minutes in the middle of a busy workday, and we still did not receive an appointment. First, the appointments could not be scheduled online even though we have worked with Sutter in the past. The online scheduling system forced us to make a phone call on a workday. The first five minutes were then wasted dealing with Sutter Health's robotic assistant, which was terrible and repeatedly failed to understand what I was saying. Even after requesting a live agent, the system continued to badger me with more questions before finally transferring the call. The live agent was pleasant, but the registration process took another 15 to 20 minutes and included an impressive collection of questions that had little to do with scheduling a specialist appointment. Management is welcome to review the recorded call. Short of asking for my plumber's current whereabouts or whether I had remodeled my kitchen in the past five years, they seemed determined to conduct a full census of my life before allowing me anywhere near the information about my doctor's availability. Did I need a wheelchair? Did I live in a long-term-care facility? Was my insurance provided through my employer? Did I work full-time or part-time? I was busy and calling for one simple reason: to make an appointment. Ask for my insurance card number and Date of Birth, should take less than five minutes and still get them what they need. Instead, Sutter has apparently decided that wasting patients' time is cheaper than hiring enough competent staff to obtain information already available through an insurance card. One has to wonder whether the system is truly underfunded or whether its priorities simply lie somewhere closer to the executive suite than the patient waiting room. The call was finally transferred to the specialty department, where a curt and patronizing representative explained that the office requires a "faxed" referral (like they are in the ninteenth century), along with recent bloodwork and physicians' notes. After the fax is received, we can apparently expect or basically "hope" that someone calls us. If no one calls, we are expected to call back and ask what happened. But there is no direct telephone number for the specialty department. That means going through the same malfunctioning robot and the entire general scheduling process again, potentially wasting another 20 to 30 minutes of a working person's day. How is this an acceptable or productive process for requesting a basic medical appointment? To make matters worse, many of their physicians are not accepting new patients. In my experience, the access problem here is substantially worse than at other healthcare systems. Stanford Health Valley Care, for example, provides a much more functional patient experience through a MyHealth account and their records are in the system, they generally do not have to overcome this many administrative hurdles or give a referral to seek speciality care. Having excellent PPO insurance that tells me referrals are not needed and the ability to pay should not be irrelevant because an institution has built a wall of bureaucracy between its physicians and its patients. This is not patient-centered healthcare and this is absolutely not a doctor centered healthcare either. It is an administrative obstacle course. The doctors that work here should know better than to work with them.

Not really sure how to rate this particular visit because it kind of really was all over the place…read more I'm going to go ahead and start with the positives. Pros: 1. The actual majority of the staff were very kind, attentive and apologized over and over again for wait times. 2. Once you are actually seen, it went by kind of quickly - except for the physical. Cons: 1. Because they are a walk in facility, they do not offer appointments. 2. Because you cannot schedule an appointment, it often makes wait times very long and the waiting room very full throughout all day parts. I was quoted as a 3 to 4 hour process. 3. The receptionist seemed very cold and unwelcoming. 4. They do not call you in in the order in which you arrived. I literally watched four people go ahead of me and finish before I was seen. 5. It would appear that when you have to be there to take a physical that's what takes the longest is to be seen by their doctor. I waited for what felt like 45 minutes in a room. When, in reality, it was probably like closer to 30 minutes only to be seen for literally 1 minute or maybe 2 minutes. Normally I would give this visit a 2 star. Based on the majority of things I mentioned, however, because of the friendly and apologetic staff, I will give it 3 stars. Just be sure to go in with the idea that you're going to be waiting a while.

Service is atrocious, wait times are ridiculous even with an appointment no matter the time expect…read moreto be there for 2+ hours for substandard care. If you are an employer I urge you to not send your injured workers here as quality of care is dismissive at best. On top of being injured it is torture waiting to be seen by a company that doesn't care about you for hours to feel like just a name on a piece of paper to doctors and staff. Anyone who works here or the company itself should feel ashamed of the service they provide. I would give 0 stars if I could.

I used Diagnostic Biosystems HRP Detection kit for IHC successfully for about 4 years. I ordered 3…read morekits last year at once and NONE of the kits worked. I contacted Bipin, the president of DB, and filled out a form and sent in pictures of the IHC not working per his request. It worked with a past kit he had sent us but not these 3 kits amounting to over 5k. Bipin was extremely unprofessional, unhelpful and did not resolve the situation. He would not speak to me, not replace the kits or give me a refund. I emailed him multiple times with no response and instead he would send an email to his distributor to "deal with the issue" (me being the issue) and wouldn't refund anyone for his faulty kits claiming the kits weren't the issue. Bipin spoke to me on the phone once and talked down to me as if I was stupid, cut me off and claimed nothing was wrong with his kits. I had the autostainer serviced and the kits still did not work and there were no issues with the autostainer. I started with cell marque and their kit works perfectly and their customer service is excellent. I would not recommend this company to anyone for anything if you ever have an issue you will not be helped in any capacity and Bipin will treat you with complete disrespect and not own up to his issues. I offered to send the kits back with the bad lot number and he refused to replace the kits. I now will be contacting the Better Business Bureau as well since he will not speak to me.

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